In Maya Alvarado’s second weekly column for confessions of a design geek, she shares another day in the life of the Fixperts Resident – this time she develops her own Fixperts project, creates some more storage for Benchmark, and a chance encounter on a bridge leads to a potential FixPartnership……
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The alternative guide to London Design Festival 2015
It’s that time of year again, and the London Design Festival is looming. All the action starts on Saturday 20 September, so I have scoured the guide, trawled through my inbox and asked my friends in the know, sorted through invites, read all the press releases, and put my ear…
Benchmark selects first Fixperts Resident
Kingston University graduate Maya Alvarado has been selected for the first Fixperts Residency and will spend the next year aligned to a master craftsman at British furniture maker Benchmark’s workshop, solving problems. Alvarado, who will be writing a weekly column for confessions of a design geek documenting her experiences, was…
Hemp uniforms for the NHS win Robin and Lucienne Day Prize
Second year Royal College of Art student Lucy Rainbow has won the RCA Robin and Lucienne Day Prize for Ethical and Sustainable Design for her collection of NHS workwear made from hemp. The garments, based on NHS ‘scrubs’ worn by many hospital workers feature geometric patterns described by Lucy as…